Who backed William Howard Taft in 1912 against Roosevelt?
Charles W. Fairbanks
George Clinton
John C. Calhoun
None of the above
Answer
Charles W. Fairbanks backed William Howard Taft in the 1912 presidential election. Taft had been Roosevelt's vice president, but the two men had a falling out, and Roosevelt ran as a third-party candidate. Taft won the election, but Roosevelt's Progressive Party made a strong showing.
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